| 1.
| | This Act may be cited as the Registration of Persons Act. |
| 2.
| | Persons liable to registration. [5, 8 of 2016] |
| 3.
| | Appointment of officers and servants. [7, 8 of 2016] |
| 4.
| | Powers and duties of officers. [8, 8 of 2016] |
| 5.
| | Delegation of powers of the Commissioner.[9, 8 of 2016] |
| 6.
| | National Register of Persons. [10, 8 of 2016] |
| 6A.
| | Duty to inform the Commissioner-General of change of information. [11, 8 of 2016] |
| 7.
| | Order appointing the period within which persons liable to registration are required to apply for such registration. |
| 8.
| | Obligation of person liable to registration to apply for such registration. |
| 9.
| | Applications for registration. [12, 8 of 2016] |
| 10.
| | Grounds on which application for registration may be rejected by the Commissioner. [13, 8 of 2016 ] |
| 11.
| | Disposal of application for registration by the Commissioner. [14, 8 of 2016] |
| 12.
| | Appeals to an appropriate against decisions of the Commissioner on applications for registration. |
| 13.
| | Finality of decisions of the Commissioner on applications for registration. |
| 14.
| | National Identity Cards to be issued to a registered person.[15, 8 of 2016] |
| 15.
| | National Identity card to be produced when required.[16, 8 of 2016] |
| 16.
| | Issue of duplicate identity card in case of loss of original. [17, 8 of 2016] |
| 17.
| | Issue of duplicate case of card in damage, & c, of original. [18, 8 of 2016] |
| 18.
| | Recovery of lost national identity cards.[19, 8 of 2016] |
| 19.
| | Surrender of an identity card. [20, 8 of 2016] |
| 20.
| | Appeals to an appropriate Tribunal against decisions of the Commissioner on applications for duplicates of national identity cards. |
| 21.
| | Finality of decisions of the Commissioner on applications for duplicates of national identity cards. |
| 22.
| | Identity card not transferable. [21, 8 of 2016] |
| 23.
| | Alteration of identity card. |
| 24.
| | Not more than one identity card to be issued to any person. |
| 25.
| | Registration of persons Tribunals. |
| 26.
| | Jurisdiction of a Tribunal. |
| 27.
| | Record of proceedings before a Tribunal. |
| 28.
| | Power to summon witnesses. & c. |
| 29.
| | Persons giving evidence before a Tribunal bound to state the truth. Decision of a Tribunal to contain reasons. |
| 30.
| | Decision of a Tribunal to contain reasons. |
| 31.
| | Costs of proceedings before a Tribunal. |
| 32.
| | Procedure and practice before a Tribunal. |
| 33.
| | Decisions by a Tribunal. [22, 8 of 2016] |
| 34.
| | Punishment of contempts. |
| 35.
| | Failure to obey summons, to give evidence, & c. |
| 36.
| | Cost of copies of photographs. [6, 28 of 1971.1 |
| 36A.
| | Waiver of fees. [23, 8 of 2016] |
| 37.
| | Power of Commissioner, & c, to require applicants for registration or duplicate national identity cards to furnish information. [24, 8 of 2016]
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| 38.
| | Power to require employers to furnish returns regarding persons in their employment. |
| 39.
| | Power of Commissioner or authorized officer to require information from persons generally, and to hold inquiries. |
| 39A.
| | Power of the Commissioner-General or an authorized officer to require information from a prescribed authority. [25, 8 of 2016]
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| 39B.
| | The Commissioner-General or a prescribed officer to issue certified copies and furnish information upon request. [25, 8 of 2016]
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| 39C.
| | Commissioner-General to disclose information on matters relating to national security, crime prevention etc. [25, 8 of 2016]
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| 39D.
| | Exemptions. [25, 8 of 2016] |
| 39E.
| | Unauthorized access to the National Register of Persons.[25, 8 of 2016] |
| 39F.
| | Official Secrecy. [25, 8 of 2016] |
| 40.
| | Certificate issued by certain officers for special purposes. [26, 8 of 2016] |
| 41.
| | Limitation in regard to prosecutions. |
| 42.
| | Proof of instrument issued by the commissioner. |
| 43.
| | Commissioner-General, &c. deemed to be peace officers. [27, 8 of 2016] |
| 44.
| | Offences. [28, 8 of 2016] |
| 45.
| | Burden of proof cast on applicants for registration. |
| 46.
| | The operation of the Immigrants and Emigrants Act not to be prejudiced or affected by this Act. [29, 8 of 2016] |
| 47.
| | Certain national identity cards invalid. |
| 48.
| | Offences to be triable summarily by a Magistrate. |
| 49.
| | Liability in case of offences committed by a body corporate or unincorporate. |
| 50.
| | Offences to be cognizable. |
| 51.
| | Compounding of offences. |
| 52.
| | Regulations. [30, 8 of 2016] |
| 53.
| | Service of documents. |
| 54.
| | Fees, fines and penalties to be Consolidated Fund. |
| 55.
| | Interpretation. [31, 8 of 2016] |
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